NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Breeders' Cup Mile

The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. Conditions races are horse races for the very best of horses and are split into: Pattern Races Group 1 - (Classics and other races of major international importance) Group 2 - (less important international races) Group 3 - (primarily domestic races) and Listed Races - have less prestige than the group races but are... Weight for Age is a term used in thoroughbred racing. ... Stakes race is a term applied to thoroughbred horse racing to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ...

Categories: Horse racing stubs | Breeders' Cup | Open flat horse races ≈ 1 mile | United States Grade 1 Stakes Races | United States horse races | American Graded Stakes Races 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Six Perfections wins the 2003 Breeders Cup Six Perfections, born during 2000 in France, was a champion Thoroughbred race horse, bred by the Niarchos family. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Gary Stevens (born Michael Gary Stevens in Barrow-in-Furness, England, 27th March 1963) was an English footballer who shot to fame in the great Everton side of the 1980s. ... Neil Drysdale (born 11 December 1947, Haslemere, Surrey, England) is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Corey Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cash Asmussen (born March 15, 1962 in Agar, South Dakota) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Gary Stevens (born Michael Gary Stevens in Barrow-in-Furness, England, 27th March 1963) was an English footballer who shot to fame in the great Everton side of the 1980s. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Murtagh (Born: May 14, 1970) is a flat racing jockey in the United Kingdom. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at Glorious Goodwood in August 2004 Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at Newmarket after riding in the 2000 Guineas 2005 Frankie Dettori, (born December 15, 1970 in Milan, Italy) is a thoroughbred race horse jockey and celebrity. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Mike E. Smith (born August 10, 1965 in Roswell, New Mexico) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s. ... Claude R. Shug McGaughey, III (born January 6, 1951 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Mike E. Smith (born August 10, 1965 in Roswell, New Mexico) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s. ... Claude R. Shug McGaughey, III (born January 6, 1951 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Valenzuela Has Been A Big-Time Jockey For Over 25 Years. ... This article is about the year. ... Lester Keith Piggott (born 5 November 1935) was an English jockey, considered to be the best of his generation and one of the greatest flat jockeys of all time. ... Vincent OBrien is a retired Irish race horse trainer. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... JosÃ© Santos (born April 26, 1961 in Concepcion, Chile) is an United States thoroughbred horse racing jockey. ... Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American thoroughbred race horse trainer. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miesque (born March 14, 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States) is a champion thoroughbred filly race horse best known as the first horse to win two Breeders Cup Championships back-to-back. ... Freddie Head (born June 19, 1947, in Neuilly, France) is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and currently a horse trainer. ... FranÃ§ois Boutin (January 21, 1937 - February 1. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miesque (born March 14, 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States) is a champion thoroughbred filly race horse best known as the first horse to win two Breeders Cup Championships back-to-back. ... Freddie Head (born June 19, 1947, in Neuilly, France) is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and currently a horse trainer. ... FranÃ§ois Boutin (January 21, 1937 - February 1. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...